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Selecting data in SQL videos | SQL Queries Part 3 - Using Criteria in Queries

Posted by Andrew Gould on 30 April 2012

SQL Queries Part 3 - Using Criteria in Queries

Learn how to add criteria to queries in Microsoft SQL Server. This video teaches you how to use the WHERE clause to affect the number of records returned by a query, including how to add criteria to columns containing numbers, text and dates.

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This video has the following accompanying files:

File name	Type	Description
Create Movies Database with Genre Table.sql	SQL query
GenerateMoviesDatabase.sql	SQL query
GenerateUpdatedMoviesDatabase.sql	SQL query

Click to download a zipped copy of the above files.

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From:	newbold814
When:	09 Oct 17 at 19:13

Reply to newbold814

In your data, you have listed Star Wars Episode IV twice, instead of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

From:	Andrew G
When:	09 Oct 17 at 19:39

Reply to Andrew G

Indeed! It's a typo, we have a new version of the Movies database which corrects this. Well spotted!

From:	newbold814
When:	29 Nov 17 at 18:17

Reply to newbold814

Is the updated Movie database accessible to download somewhere in an mdf format? I have a school project I need a sample database to do queries with. Thanks

From:	Andrew G
When:	04 Dec 17 at 07:46

Reply to Andrew G

Hi, you can download a script to create it from this page. The video contains instructions on how to use the file to create the database.

I hope that helps!

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